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the harry potter universe, j.k. rowling's creation, has spell bound millions. now, rowling has left her wizarding world behind for an adult novel called "the casual vacancy." you've gone from the ultimate fantasy to the ultimate reality. >> i've gone from dragons and unicorns and all the fun that's involved in writing that, to a book that intensely personal. that expresses a lot of my reality. >> reporter: rowling insists the book is not a memoir. but she did draw on the darker times of her life to craft her characters. >> we have an adult character in the book who has obsessive compulsive disorder. these are things i know from the inside. yeah. >> reporter: the ocd part of it, as well? >> when i was in my teens i had issues with ocd. >> reporter: how did it manifest? >> compulsions. checking things. very common. double-checking. triple-checking. >> reporter: some might wonder why rowling, an almost billionaire, would bother writing another book, putting her reputation on the line. how will you decide this book is a success? >> it won't sell as many as harry po
the harry potter universe, j.k. rowling's creation, has spell bound millions. now, rowling has left her wizarding world behind for an adult novel called "the casual vacancy." you've gone from the ultimate fantasy to the ultimate reality. >> i've gone from dragons and unicorns and all the fun that's involved in writing that, to a book that intensely personal. that expresses a lot of my reality. >> reporter: rowling insists the book is not a memoir. but she did draw on the...
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your forecast is next with weather and traffic on t >>> "harry potter" will hit this ball to left-center. it is carrying. >> the nationals' magic number is now down to four. they beat the phillies 8-4 last night thanks in part to that bryce harper home run. it was the rookie phenom's 20th homer of the season. the braves also won last night so their first place remains at four games. >> for people who may not be as closely acquainted with baseball as you were, that four represents the number of games they have to win in order to get the baseball title. >> yes. >> i'm just saying. some people are like four what? >> i'm not necessarily closely -- what is it you said? >> closely acquainted. >> i'm just a fan. >> veronica johnson is in the storm center now with a look at the warm start to the morning. >> look, i'm closely acquainted to the monitor here, look. i'm sorry. we're just teasing you. we're at 69 degrees outside right now. 69. that is mild. we've got a light wind too out of the south, but it's a little wet in parts of the area. some clouds making their way into our area. so kind of a
your forecast is next with weather and traffic on t >>> "harry potter" will hit this ball to left-center. it is carrying. >> the nationals' magic number is now down to four. they beat the phillies 8-4 last night thanks in part to that bryce harper home run. it was the rookie phenom's 20th homer of the season. the braves also won last night so their first place remains at four games. >> for people who may not be as closely acquainted with baseball as you were, that...
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>> it won't sell as many as harry potter. lightning doesn't strike twice. >> reporter: instead of chasing harry, rowling says she has writ in a book she felt she had to write, asking us to confront the darkest side of our humanity and grapple with it. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patie
>> it won't sell as many as harry potter. lightning doesn't strike twice. >> reporter: instead of chasing harry, rowling says she has writ in a book she felt she had to write, asking us to confront the darkest side of our humanity and grapple with it. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of...
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author who made harry potter a household name has now cast her spell on adults. her new novel, the casual vacancy will be on store shelves today. and it's about as far from the wizarding world as you can get. the book has just gone on sale in britain. that's where we find cnn's aaron mclaughlin. good morning. they are calling this potter to potty mouth, the huge anticipation for this book is palpable. a lot of the details have been kept secret. you managed to get your hands on it. how did you do that? >> reporter: good morning, alena. yes, i have. i was not one of the few journalists selected to get an advanced copy or to read the book in advance. i got it just like anyone else here in the uk can at this point coming to their local book store. it's also available on e-reader. so far, this book, we have not seen the frenzy here in the uk that we saw for the launch of the harry potter series. there aren't the long lines. i have yet to see a wizard costume. customers seem to be driven primarily by a curiosity to see what rowling has in store for them next. take a li
author who made harry potter a household name has now cast her spell on adults. her new novel, the casual vacancy will be on store shelves today. and it's about as far from the wizarding world as you can get. the book has just gone on sale in britain. that's where we find cnn's aaron mclaughlin. good morning. they are calling this potter to potty mouth, the huge anticipation for this book is palpable. a lot of the details have been kept secret. you managed to get your hands on it. how did you...
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rowling wrote harry potter and she's now written a book if adults. wait until you hear how many copy have already been sold. they just went on sale today. jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of
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certainly easy to read, just like the harry potter books were. it is set in a small town in england it is about sort of political life a.m. ries and back biting and sort of small town life. it is sort of a social satire in a lot of ways. >> you are talked to rowling a few times here. why do you think she decided to go this way? she had such success writing kids books, i say kids books, i read them, i loved them, why go this way? >> for her, probably chal lechblg she had been writing for children. the world's most successful author for years. she had been writing for years. she doesn't have to write another book if she doesn't want to the same thing that applies in the harry potter books, strong, powerful people oppressing weak people, you know, those same things can be transferred right into this book. i mean it is just done at a little bit mature level. >> less magic. >> less magic. a lot less magic. >> what guts it takes to be a person known for one thing, having everybody wanting you to write, harry porter for grownups, fantasy and magic. come
certainly easy to read, just like the harry potter books were. it is set in a small town in england it is about sort of political life a.m. ries and back biting and sort of small town life. it is sort of a social satire in a lot of ways. >> you are talked to rowling a few times here. why do you think she decided to go this way? she had such success writing kids books, i say kids books, i read them, i loved them, why go this way? >> for her, probably chal lechblg she had been writing...
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. >> harry potter is walking around with no money in his pocket. i don't believe it. alicia kwaurlquarles have fun a concert. >> up next, bobbi brown on how to express your inner you, >>> this morning on "today's beaute i, request the "gaining confidence from the inside out in an effort to celebrate women's inner beauty. ""today's" beauty editor and makeup artist bobbi brown invited matters, daughters, sisters, celebrities and athletes to learn a few makeup tricks, and she then treated them to an excited photo shoot where they put their best foot forward and opened up what beauty means to them. their story is in bobbi's new book "pretty powerful" and bobby brown is here with two of the women, a professional boxer and danielle diamond, a yoga teacher. good morning. >> good morning. >> great to have you all of here. >> it's a little cliche the way we talk about beauty, of course, being more than than the outside, it's about being inside as well. you say the seventh book around. we need to emphasize this message, right. >> it's how you feel, and it's how you take care of
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. >> harry potter is walking around with no money in his pocket. i don't believe it. alicia kwaurlquarles have fun a concert. >> up next, bobbi brown on how to express your inner you, but >>> this morning on "today's beaute i, request the "gaining confidence from the inside out in an effort to celebrate women's inner beauty. ""today's" beauty editor and makeup artist bobbi brown invited matters, daughters, sisters, celebrities and athletes to learn a few makeup tricks, and she then treated them to an excited photo shoot where they put their best foot forward and opened up what beauty means to them. their story is in bobbi's new book "pretty powerful" and bobby brown is here with two of the women, a professional boxer and danielle diamond, a yoga teacher. good morning. >> good morning. >> great to have you all of here. >> it's a little cliche the way we talk about beauty, of course, being more than than the outside, it's about being inside as well. you say the seventh book around. we need to emphasize this message, right. >> it's how you feel, and it's how you take car
. >> harry potter is walking around with no money in his pocket. i don't believe it. alicia kwaurlquarles have fun a concert. >> up next, bobbi brown on how to express your inner you, but >>> this morning on "today's beaute i, request the "gaining confidence from the inside out in an effort to celebrate women's inner beauty. ""today's" beauty editor and makeup artist bobbi brown invited matters, daughters, sisters, celebrities and athletes to learn...
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she says she may write another book set in harry potter's magical world. rowling became the world's most successful living writer with her seven novels about the boy who discovers he's a wizard and then battles the forces of evil. the 47-year-old author says even though harry's story is done, she is considering a new story set in the same universe. >> j.k. rowling is a genius in my book. those books are so fun. all the time and effort to create that world and the characters and spells and the storyline. so i'm looking forward to the forward to the fact that she might write another series set in the magic world. >> but not to the adult novel? >> i'm going read that, too. she doesn't mean adult like what you're thinking. she means adult novel like for people of our age. >> oh. okay. we're going to go to weather now. veronica? >> that mean he hasn't read them. just move on. >> no. >> we've got a little bit of rain out there this morning. take a look at the radar. only a small part of us getting those rain showers. that's going to be sliding eastward into area
she says she may write another book set in harry potter's magical world. rowling became the world's most successful living writer with her seven novels about the boy who discovers he's a wizard and then battles the forces of evil. the 47-year-old author says even though harry's story is done, she is considering a new story set in the same universe. >> j.k. rowling is a genius in my book. those books are so fun. all the time and effort to create that world and the characters and spells and...
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about her first novel after harry potter. but now here's what's happening in the world and what we've been covering on cbs "this morning". >> it is going great. >> president obama and governor mitt romney have quit campaigning for now. they are too busy preparing for tomorrow's second presidential debate. >> if i am barack obama, i'm focusing on one number, 47%. and if i'm mitt romney i'm going to talk about in two words you deserve, you deserve to get your questions answered mr. president. you were asked a direct question and you chose to attack me. how will you work with congress when all you do is attack. >> felix baumgartner, the austrian daredevil made that record breaking jump from space ending with a perfect landing on earth. >> i regained control. >> what you saw was more than be a stunt at least to nasa, the space agency wants to learn more about felix baumgartner's space suit and experience. >> l.a. drivers know that sometimes you're a little late because of traffic. it happened to the space shuttle "endeavour". >>
about her first novel after harry potter. but now here's what's happening in the world and what we've been covering on cbs "this morning". >> it is going great. >> president obama and governor mitt romney have quit campaigning for now. they are too busy preparing for tomorrow's second presidential debate. >> if i am barack obama, i'm focusing on one number, 47%. and if i'm mitt romney i'm going to talk about in two words you deserve, you deserve to get your questions...
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the skins fall in a harry potter beak 27-23. >> i thought -- in a heartbreaker, 27-23. >> you see a great play, robert put the bull right where it needed to be. so i'm thinking hey this is a great opportunity for our defense. then you is he manning hit cruz and you are like no, i can't believe this is happening i can't tight end fred davis left yesterday's game with a torn achilles tendon. that means the return of number 47, chris cooley. he was cut during the preseason after spending eight seasons with the redskins. reports indicate he could sign a contract as early as litter today. the ravens had a much worse day than the skins. i think the ravens players forgot to each get on the plane to go to houston. suggests had a good -- suggs had a good game. now switching gears to baseball. cardinals and giants game six. in the second giants placed four runs. the last coming in on a single from pablo sandoval. game seven with a trip to the world series on the line. both have undefeated streaks when it comes to elimination game. >>> local leaders in one county agree to pay more than $3 million to
the skins fall in a harry potter beak 27-23. >> i thought -- in a heartbreaker, 27-23. >> you see a great play, robert put the bull right where it needed to be. so i'm thinking hey this is a great opportunity for our defense. then you is he manning hit cruz and you are like no, i can't believe this is happening i can't tight end fred davis left yesterday's game with a torn achilles tendon. that means the return of number 47, chris cooley. he was cut during the preseason after...
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he played vincent crabbe in the "harry potter" movies. he is going to spend two years in a british prison because he participated in the london riots last year. a surveillance video found he was indeed part of the riots. cops believed he was packing a molotov cocktail while also looting alcohol from a drug store. if you notice he was taken out of the last two "harry potter" movies because of some drug-related incidents that had happened. he had a previous record. so you noticed he was out of the last two movies anyway. >> am i the only person left in america who has not seen a "harry potter" movie? >> i haven't either. >> really? >> don't tell anyone. i haven't read the books either. i feel so ignorant. >> i'll see it eventually. i promise. as well as watching the jonas brothers reality tv show. >>> also real quick, we told you about charlie sheen. we've covered his meltdown. he was back on the set of his new series "anger management." he was back on set. people say he's doing well. he was there, he showed up. he was sober and fine. but h
he played vincent crabbe in the "harry potter" movies. he is going to spend two years in a british prison because he participated in the london riots last year. a surveillance video found he was indeed part of the riots. cops believed he was packing a molotov cocktail while also looting alcohol from a drug store. if you notice he was taken out of the last two "harry potter" movies because of some drug-related incidents that had happened. he had a previous record. so you...
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about her first novel after harry potter. now here is a look at what's happening in the world and what we've been covering on "cbs this morning." >> it is going great. >> president obama and governor mitt romney have quit campaigning for now. they're too busy preparing for tomorrow's second presidential debate. >> if i'm barack obama, i'm focusing on one number, 47%. if i'm mitt romney, i'm going to talk about the two words "you deserve." you deserve to get your questions answered, mr. president. you were asked a direct question, mr. president, all you do sat tack me. >>> felix baumgartner made the record breaking jump from space ending with a perfect landing on earth. >> i was fighting to regain control because i wanted to break the speed of sound. >> the space agency is stud dig his suit and also studying his experience with the sky jump. >>> l.a. drivers know that sometimes you're a little late because of traffic. it happened to the space shuttle "endeavour." >> what do you think of the space shuttle? sglit's really big. >
about her first novel after harry potter. now here is a look at what's happening in the world and what we've been covering on "cbs this morning." >> it is going great. >> president obama and governor mitt romney have quit campaigning for now. they're too busy preparing for tomorrow's second presidential debate. >> if i'm barack obama, i'm focusing on one number, 47%. if i'm mitt romney, i'm going to talk about the two words "you deserve." you deserve to get...
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rowling, the writer who brought us, of course, harry potter. and now, her first book for adults is already a hit. it's called "the casual vacancy." and abc's cynthia mcfadden went all the way to scotland to visit the very usually private writer for a very intimate interview. >> good morning, amy. i started out worried to tell you the truth. it was so intense the book. we had to read the man script pages in the publisher's offices. but it was all okay when we got to meet j.k. rowling. her novel is already becoming a blockbuster. it's number one on amazon.com before going on sale today. before anyone really knows much about what's in it. you're going to get your own first look from the author herself, right now. >> harry potter, confront your fate. >> reporter: it's been years since the last harry potter movie was released. five years since the last book. but the interest in harry potter's creator has not died down. especially as her new non-harry novel goes on sale. i'm holding the only copy of the book in scotland, i understand. this is so rare
rowling, the writer who brought us, of course, harry potter. and now, her first book for adults is already a hit. it's called "the casual vacancy." and abc's cynthia mcfadden went all the way to scotland to visit the very usually private writer for a very intimate interview. >> good morning, amy. i started out worried to tell you the truth. it was so intense the book. we had to read the man script pages in the publisher's offices. but it was all okay when we got to meet j.k....
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daniel radcliffe of "harry potter" fame, of course, is talking about hair. but not harry. >> and gwyneth paltrow is putting some extra skin in "the skinny." it's all next. h. ♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> unfortunately, we start out "the skinny" on a sad note this morning. it was hard to -- it's kind of a sad twist of irony a little bit. on the first day of black history month we lose kind of a -- this african-american cultural icon, don cornelius passed away yesterday. at the age of 75 out in california. of an apparent suicide attempt, to make things even more -- a little more sad in all this. but just the thing we should remember today is just what a cultural phenomenon the show "soul train" was after it premiered back in 19 -- august of 1970. he was the host until '93. and some of the biggest names in music came through there. james brown, aretha franklin, gladys knight, stevie wonder, smokey robinson, elton john, david bowie, name them, they were all on that show. and the doors he opened for black music, for black entertainment, but really acro
daniel radcliffe of "harry potter" fame, of course, is talking about hair. but not harry. >> and gwyneth paltrow is putting some extra skin in "the skinny." it's all next. h. ♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >>> unfortunately, we start out "the skinny" on a sad note this morning. it was hard to -- it's kind of a sad twist of irony a little bit. on the first day of black history month we lose kind of a -- this african-american cultural icon, don...
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bill: not keystone, not republicans, not even harry potter can lower gas prices! that's when president obama's righthand man on natural resources, ken salazar, causing out the republican energy plan saying globe at market forces are the ultimate determining factor in the prices at the pump. >> it is a divide between the real energy world that we work on every day and the imagined fairy tale world. no one has the ability, not even harry potter, okay, to simply wave a magic wand to say we're going to have gas prices at $2 or 2.50 or $3, it doesn't work that way. bill: now the rubber meets the road literally. cries stierwalt is our digital politics editor, the national average for a gallon of the cheap stuff is at 3.84. host of power play on foxnews.com live, we want you to wave your magic wand and put this in perspective. what's up? >> i don't know if i'm up to that one exactly! but william, i can tell you this, that the republicans love to hear stuff like this. they love when the administration is out, talking about gas prices in a way that suggests that they don't
bill: not keystone, not republicans, not even harry potter can lower gas prices! that's when president obama's righthand man on natural resources, ken salazar, causing out the republican energy plan saying globe at market forces are the ultimate determining factor in the prices at the pump. >> it is a divide between the real energy world that we work on every day and the imagined fairy tale world. no one has the ability, not even harry potter, okay, to simply wave a magic wand to say...
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knocking "harry potter" off his pedestal. the final installment of the "harry potter" franchise held the previous record for domestic box office. $168 million in its first three days in the u.s. and canada. "the avengers" $200 million comfortably beats that, eclipsing other super movies. batman the dark knight. spider-man 3. and "the hunger games" all took in $150 million in their first three days. respectable, but not even close to "the avengers." >> i think we're looking at by far, the biggest summer ever. "avengers" is blowing the doors open. >> reporter: the movie has been called an "oceans 11" in spandex. an all-star cast assembled to play an all-star cast of superheros. iron man, black widow, captain america, thor and the incredible hulk. >> this movie should really, by all accounts, not work. these characters sdo do not belong together. this movie is impossible. >> reporter: but at the box office, as in the script, the whole is more powerful than the sum of the parts. >> i think "the avengers" have written a new formul
knocking "harry potter" off his pedestal. the final installment of the "harry potter" franchise held the previous record for domestic box office. $168 million in its first three days in the u.s. and canada. "the avengers" $200 million comfortably beats that, eclipsing other super movies. batman the dark knight. spider-man 3. and "the hunger games" all took in $150 million in their first three days. respectable, but not even close to "the...
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or warlocks and witches in "harry potter." but now break out your bow and arrow for the post-apom liptic survival story that has groupies craving "the hunger games." the movie is based on suzanne collins' best-selling book trilogy. there are 23.5 million books in print in the u.s. and advance ticket sales have already broken records. this film is expected to bring in $100 million. by the time it opens later this month. that's $30 million more than the first "twilight" movie in its opening weekend. >> unlike "twilight," it isn't a pure young fantasy romance. it's a dark book. it has these terrible scenes of violence. >> reporter: and unlike bella in "twilight," the damsel in distress, catniss, the female lead in "the hunger games," doesn't need anyone's help to survive, certainly not boys. which has girls loving her. >> she's such a warrior. and it shows you girls don't have to be pretty or whatever. they have to be smart and fierce and have a goal and fight for it. >> reporter: obsessed fans counting down the days. and each pa
or warlocks and witches in "harry potter." but now break out your bow and arrow for the post-apom liptic survival story that has groupies craving "the hunger games." the movie is based on suzanne collins' best-selling book trilogy. there are 23.5 million books in print in the u.s. and advance ticket sales have already broken records. this film is expected to bring in $100 million. by the time it opens later this month. that's $30 million more than the first...
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bean, sir paul to the woman who invested harry potter. bill weir is covering the games for abc news. good morning. >> reporter: so great to be back on "gma" weekend, especially since it's noon here. it was everything you might expect from a land that gave us shakespeare, the sex pistols and monty pie thon. they could have gone with andrew lloyd weber. instead, they chose zani boil. judging from all the ecstatic morning papers, they're thrilled they did. from the buzz, it felt like most opening ceremonies. on the ground, it was all so distinctly british. lush island vajs met the industrial revolution. the queen met bond. james bond. >> good evening. >> reporter: and then they promptly jumped out of a helicopter together. or at least their stunt doubles did. there were little british cars, david beckham on a speedboat, and mr. bean. >> it's not large and sprawling. >> reporter: and then the star attractions entered, from 204 nation. the americans, led by mariel zagunis, a champion fencer as the flag bearer. eb the biggest stars couldn't hel
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. >>> harry potter the highest grossing franchise of all time? >> foshds released its list of the highest global box office franchises, harry potter on top, ranked number one, earnings of $7.7 billion, as you see it's followed by "star wars" $4.5 billion, the third is the james bond films also the longest lasting and in the span of 50 years they've done 24 films staring seven dashing action heroes followed by "pirates of the caribbean" and "batman" in fifth place. even though "harry potter" is the highest grossing franchise, "lord of the rings" is a serious contender. new films on the way. the franchise ranks ninth, earnings of almost $3 billion but "the hobbit" three-part series which hits theaters today has the potential to make "lorld of the rings" one of the most lucrative franchises of all-time and i certainly know they're going to do huge box office, it will be an easy win for number one this weekend, don. >> goodness gracious, we are in the wrong business. my goodness. thank you, a.j. >>> next hour, a.j. has the story of a man caught tryin
. >>> harry potter the highest grossing franchise of all time? >> foshds released its list of the highest global box office franchises, harry potter on top, ranked number one, earnings of $7.7 billion, as you see it's followed by "star wars" $4.5 billion, the third is the james bond films also the longest lasting and in the span of 50 years they've done 24 films staring seven dashing action heroes followed by "pirates of the caribbean" and "batman"...
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i was just getting up to speed with "harry potter." now i got to get up to speed with this one. >> i'll bring you the trilogy of books. >> can you just give me cliff notes? >> i can. >>> first, the florida governor has appointed a new prosecutor to take over the investigation into the trayvon martin killing. >> the move comes as demands for justice in the case are being heard across the nation. abc's matt gutman reports from sanford. >> no justice! >> no peace! >> no justice! >> no peace. >> reporter: not far from where trayvon martin died, protesters rallied in his name. >> trayvon is my son. trayvon is your son. >> reporter: the 17-year-old martin was shot dead last month as he walked along these streets after buying candy. >> we want to see zimmerman in court with handcuffs behind his back. >> reporter: george zimmerman, the 28-year-old neighborhood watch captain, says he opened fire in self-defense. but martin's family says that's a lie. >> we want a arrest. we want a conviction for the murder of our son. >> reporter: there is stil
i was just getting up to speed with "harry potter." now i got to get up to speed with this one. >> i'll bring you the trilogy of books. >> can you just give me cliff notes? >> i can. >>> first, the florida governor has appointed a new prosecutor to take over the investigation into the trayvon martin killing. >> the move comes as demands for justice in the case are being heard across the nation. abc's matt gutman reports from sanford. >> no...
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at the top of the article, the writer says, quote, it might as well be harry potter's i invisible night bus because no one can prove that it exists, end quote. what's your thought here? >> i have to agree that just because one says something doesn't make it so. look, no one wants voter fraud. no one wants ineligible people voting. the issue is these policies that politicians have been writing, that spapartisan activists have been pursuing. but you hear about these buses of voters, you hear about what they say is the food stamp army out to steal the election, the illegal alien vote, their words, trying to steal the election. but that's not backed up with reality. no one wants voter fraud. but we don't want to make it where eligible americans can't exercise their rights to vote. let's take down these barriers instead of enacting roadblocks and making people jump over hurdles to exercise what is the most basic fundamental freedom. that's what your democracy is about. it's about going to the ballot box and participating and having control over our democratic process. we are working overtime
at the top of the article, the writer says, quote, it might as well be harry potter's i invisible night bus because no one can prove that it exists, end quote. what's your thought here? >> i have to agree that just because one says something doesn't make it so. look, no one wants voter fraud. no one wants ineligible people voting. the issue is these policies that politicians have been writing, that spapartisan activists have been pursuing. but you hear about these buses of voters, you...
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. >> yeah, kind of like harry potter. so that was that. but charlize theron was amazing. she scared me. i was really happy she was not my evil stepmother. i was afraid for my life. she was amazing. and of course, chris hemsworth. oh, my goodness. that was amazing. i could have just stared at him all day. >> did you stay for the whole movie? >> yes, i did. >> let me give you ladies a moment. i don't even know who that is. >> thor. >> he's the huntsman. played thor. let's take a listen to what some of our moviegoers had to say. >> it's fantastic. i give it five stars. >> not exactly what i expected. i thought more action and more detail into the movie. >> it's fabulous. it's the greatest movie ever. i love it how they stayed true to it. >> i like the dark side of it. intense. >> it was okay, but it wasn't -- i don't -- >> some people thought it was fabulous. >> yeah, some people really liked it. i understood why you could really like a movie like that. >> are some expecting it to be like the fairy tale "snow white"? >> i think it strayed too far from that. that was my criti
. >> yeah, kind of like harry potter. so that was that. but charlize theron was amazing. she scared me. i was really happy she was not my evil stepmother. i was afraid for my life. she was amazing. and of course, chris hemsworth. oh, my goodness. that was amazing. i could have just stared at him all day. >> did you stay for the whole movie? >> yes, i did. >> let me give you ladies a moment. i don't even know who that is. >> thor. >> he's the huntsman. played...
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last year there were harry potter scarecrows, pirates of the caribbean scarecrows, petty zoo, really, really fun. >> extravaganza indeed. quick drive from chicago. 30 minutes outside of portland to the wilmette valley festival. >> it's a really up and coming wine region. 30 minutes outside portland. known in particular for hits pinot noirs, a harvest trail which costs $79. take in three wineries, learn about the wine-making process, tastings along the way and culminates with a grand tasting at the end of the day, really good fun. >> get to do it all in one fun? >> exactly. >> fall foliage, best places to be perhaps, in the adirondacks. >> at ron damage park is the largest park in the entire country, believe it or not. that means they have a very long leaf-turning season from mid-september all the way until the end of october so there's plenty of time to have a look at those leaves. also 1980 olympic winters were there so there's a ski jumping competition >> you don't have to participate on the ski jump. you can look at the leaves. >> i'll just look at the leaves. i think that's a bett
last year there were harry potter scarecrows, pirates of the caribbean scarecrows, petty zoo, really, really fun. >> extravaganza indeed. quick drive from chicago. 30 minutes outside of portland to the wilmette valley festival. >> it's a really up and coming wine region. 30 minutes outside portland. known in particular for hits pinot noirs, a harvest trail which costs $79. take in three wineries, learn about the wine-making process, tastings along the way and culminates with a grand...
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last year there were harry potter scarecrows, pirates of the caribbean scarecrows, petty zoo, really, really fun. >> extravaganza indeed. quick drive from chicago. 30 minutes outside of portland to the wilmette valley festival. >> it's a really up and coming wine region. 30 minutes outside portland. known in particular for hits pinot noirs, a harvest trail which costs $79. take in three wineries, learn about the wine-making process, tastings along the way and culminates with a grand tasting at the end of the day, really good fun. >> get to do it all in one fun? >> exactly. >> fall foliage, best places to be perhaps, in the adirondacks. >> at ron damage park is the largest park in the entire country, believe it or not. that means they have a very long leaf-turning season from mid-september all the way until the end of october so there's plenty of time to have a look at those leaves. also 1980 olympic winters were there so there's a ski jumping competition >> you don't have to participate on the ski jump. you can look at the leaves. >> i'll just look at the leaves. i think that's a bett
last year there were harry potter scarecrows, pirates of the caribbean scarecrows, petty zoo, really, really fun. >> extravaganza indeed. quick drive from chicago. 30 minutes outside of portland to the wilmette valley festival. >> it's a really up and coming wine region. 30 minutes outside portland. known in particular for hits pinot noirs, a harvest trail which costs $79. take in three wineries, learn about the wine-making process, tastings along the way and culminates with a grand...
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with all the harry potter movies or titanic. >> it's the highest grossing imax of all time. >> because it has everything. >> it does. it has everything. we were talking about it before we came on air. i think it's the perfect comic book movie that's ever been made. >> wow. >> i think it's better -- it's better than -- more entertaining than "the dark knight" movies. i love "the dark knight" movies. i'm a huge sci-fi geek, a comic book fan. >> what made this so good? what was the thing for you like, wow. >> if you didn't read the comics and didn't see the previous movies, they still introduce all the characters in the movie. each character has its own arc. even if you haven't seen iron man or thor or captain america you still are introduced to the characters and you are kind of caught up in a way that it's not -- it's not like contrived. it's very, very -- it's very well done. >> and all of them are together. >> they're all together. >> all of them are together. and robert downey jr. >> he was fantastic. >> it doesn't feel like they're throwing superheroes on screen. let's have thor and
with all the harry potter movies or titanic. >> it's the highest grossing imax of all time. >> because it has everything. >> it does. it has everything. we were talking about it before we came on air. i think it's the perfect comic book movie that's ever been made. >> wow. >> i think it's better -- it's better than -- more entertaining than "the dark knight" movies. i love "the dark knight" movies. i'm a huge sci-fi geek, a comic book fan....
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bean, sir paul to the woman who invented harry potter. bill weir is covering the games for abc news. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. so great to be back on "gma" weekend, especially since it's noon here in gorgeous london. the city still buzzing after last night. it was everything you might expect from a land that gave us shakespeare, the sex pistols and monty python. when they picked a creative director, they could gone with andrew lloyd weber's theatrical bombast. instead, they chose danny boyle. who turned london into a zombie-filled apocalypse and 28 days later, won for "slum dog millionaire." judging from all the ecstatic morning papers, they're thrilled they did. from above, the booming fireworks made it feel like most opening ceremonies. on the ground, it was all so distinctly british. lush island villages met the industrial revolution. mary poppins met sergeant pepper. the queen met bond. james bond. >> good evening, mr. bond. >> reporter: and then they promptly jumped out of a helicopter together. or at least their
bean, sir paul to the woman who invented harry potter. bill weir is covering the games for abc news. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. so great to be back on "gma" weekend, especially since it's noon here in gorgeous london. the city still buzzing after last night. it was everything you might expect from a land that gave us shakespeare, the sex pistols and monty python. when they picked a creative director, they could gone with andrew lloyd weber's theatrical...
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it is the most second most successful behind "harry potter." that is your fox business brief. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ tracy: i am not complaining about the cost of gas. i am complaining about the cost of college. it is a whopping, there it is, $29,231. there apparently is some good news here. gerri willis hasn't. i cannot imagine what it is. gerri: that is what my parents paid for their house. think about it. it is crazy. good news -- not really. it is up 3.9%. that is the lowest move and for decades. that is what is passing for good news right here. ashley: it has just gone from ridiculous to awful. gerri: exactly. that is $116,000 for a four year degree. here is the thing. these kids get a lot of federal aid. that reduces the cost pretty substantially to about $12,000 compared to $8000 for a public institution. there is good news. twenty-four of these private institutions actually drove tuition and fees this year. we don't want to pay it. tracy: i am struggling with it. by that time my kids are ready, it will be a tough sell. what will they do with a bachelors i
it is the most second most successful behind "harry potter." that is your fox business brief. giving you the power to prosper. ♪ tracy: i am not complaining about the cost of gas. i am complaining about the cost of college. it is a whopping, there it is, $29,231. there apparently is some good news here. gerri willis hasn't. i cannot imagine what it is. gerri: that is what my parents paid for their house. think about it. it is crazy. good news -- not really. it is up 3.9%. that is...
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>> it won't sell as many books as harry potter because i think lightning doesn't strike twice, but i accepted that a long time ago. >> we have all been told laughter is the best medicine. russell told us that facebook is a bargain at $38 a share. >> yeah. there you go. >> it's been quite a week. i think next week is going to be huge because of the debates. >> yeah, can you believe it? round one of the debates. should be very interesting. my prediction, the honeymoon with the refs will be over after sunday's f@$
>> it won't sell as many books as harry potter because i think lightning doesn't strike twice, but i accepted that a long time ago. >> we have all been told laughter is the best medicine. russell told us that facebook is a bargain at $38 a share. >> yeah. there you go. >> it's been quite a week. i think next week is going to be huge because of the debates. >> yeah, can you believe it? round one of the debates. should be very interesting. my prediction, the...
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it's heavily embargoed as the harry potter books. i don't know anything about it. staff and all of us at amazon love this book called "sutton." the author collaborated on the biography of andre agassi. this is a novel but based very closely on the life of his last days of life after he got out of attica. >> robin hood type guy. >> and handsome and charming and very well read and reporters loved him and so it has overtones of today, who is doing what to whom between banks and regular people. it's a really wonderful novel. and the other novel that i love and is, i think will be sort of a sleeper hit is a book about a very dysfunctional jewish family in the suburbs of chicago, old joke. there's a lot of recognizable people. >>. nonfiction you like "mortality." >> "mortality." it's about esophageal cancer. it's not a happy book but surprising undepressing book. and "500 days" is about the 500 days, year and a half after 9/11, 2001 and what went on in the cia and white house and in places in europe and the middle east. it reads like a thriller and obviously a topic we'r
it's heavily embargoed as the harry potter books. i don't know anything about it. staff and all of us at amazon love this book called "sutton." the author collaborated on the biography of andre agassi. this is a novel but based very closely on the life of his last days of life after he got out of attica. >> robin hood type guy. >> and handsome and charming and very well read and reporters loved him and so it has overtones of today, who is doing what to whom between banks...